The message that love can change over a period of time is indicated in “(love song, with two goldfish)” by Grace Chui when the love between the fish dies and in “To My Dear and Loving Husband” where love can grow to be unbreakable. In the first poem, the blooming love between the two fish is described in the first few stanzas. However, the love between the two goldfish is seen to have faded away when their love is described to have “gone belly-up. His heart sinks / like a fish. He drinks / like a stone. Drowns those sorrow” (18-21). The use of the "belly-up" in these lines indicates that the love between the two fish has disappeared. When a fish is dead, the pun "belly-up" is usually used, as dead fish usually floats upside down. By using
